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A Brief Comment on Taxes, from "Life of Fred"
I'm still enjoying the Life of Fred math series , as you can see from my booklist ; I hope to finish all that the Daleys have before...
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Nathaniel Peter Daley
(click image to enlarge) Nathaniel Peter Daley Born Monday, February 16, 2015, 5:10 a.m. Weight: 8 pounds, 14 ounces...
Brilliant, Passionate, and Clueless
Far be it from me to minimize the intelligence and contributions of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. My own feelings about him are mixed,...
Short Attention Span?
I know my readers know that kids don’t have short attention spans, but I still think about that common misconception. Our...
For One Nephew on the Birthday of Another
Mother Goose & Grimm isn't one of my favorite comics, but every once in a while they do something I really like. Maybe this...
Progress on Three Goals Today (Soon to Be Four)
#37 Share at least 20 meals with others: We met my brother for dinner at ... #38 Try at least 5 new restaurants: ... the...
Joseph Reflection: 55 months (4 years, 7 months)
Joseph likes figuring out how old people are in terms of months, or rather, asking us to figure it out. “When you...
Tell It to the Babies
And they wonder why some people take doctors' recommendations with a grain of salt. The same medical establishment that pushes the...
95 by 65: #86 Rocket Boost Genealogy
I thought it would be easy. I have no small children at home. I have no paid employment. Life at the moment is,...
95 by 65: #29 Research and Purchase Food Processor
Another goal, albeit one of the easier ones, accomplished: I reaearched and bought a food processor. Actually, I have one...
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story . This movie needs no more review than this: See it. But of course I can't...
Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds
This is me, eating crow. I've always had problems with the AARP. I don't like their politics, and I resent the frequent...
Just How Stupid Do They Think Americans Are? (Don't...
What, pray tell, is the point of being able to get a foreign product in the U.S. if it has the same or similar name but has an entirely...
Vivienne Turns Three!
We celebrated several times, all rather informally. We visited a arts and crafts “Spielgruppe” to see if it might be...
95 by 65
As promised in my Leon Project post , here is my list of 95 things to accomplish by my 65th birthday, which is approximately two and a...
Passage to Basel-Land
Are Grossmutti and Grossvater ready for guests from Florida? Who knew there was a secret passage from Diagon Alley, Orlando to...
The War on the Poor, or, I Married the Right Man
It takes a rich, greedy capitalist to grind the poor into the dust, right? Certainly over the years many have done a very good job...
Daniel Reflection: 17 Months
Daniel is fully in the imitation stage and wants to do everything that he sees others doing. It’s cute, it’s sometimes...
The Leon Project
Leon? Who or what is Leon? Leon was my boss a few eons ago, back at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He was a...
Four Kids and More - Jim Gaffigan
Thanks to Katie of Peace on Birth , I bring a simple smile to your day . This is especially for those dear to us who are...
Yes, We Think It's Cold Here
But pleasantly so. After all, it's a sunny 39 degrees. In contrast, my weather stickers report the following:...
Then Why Haven't I Seen Rösti at IKEA?
You'd be shocked at the number of people who think our daughter and her family live in Sweden. Just as homeschoolers know that...
Another Great Thing about Geneva, Florida
The two best things about Geneva, Florida may be our friend Richard and the Greater Geneva Grande Award Marching Band , but thanks to...
Legally Kidnapped
Legally Kidnapped: The Case Against Child Protective Services by Carlos Morales (Amazon Digital Services, 2014) Legally...
Joseph Reflection: 4 ½ Years!
It is quite strange to think that only three years ago Joseph was Daniel’s size. What a lot kids learn in a few years!...